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Grammar Correction:
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nabeera_nasar
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Grammar Correction:
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Dear Colleagues: Can we use possessive "S" with non living things for example:
Car �s lights.
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2 Jul 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Absolutely! Example: The car �s lights are broken. |
2 Jul 2012
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bhau
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If yes then why we say , " The leg of the table is broken. instead of the table �s leg is broken" |
2 Jul 2012
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okaymegan
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People DO say "The table �s leg is broken"... |
2 Jul 2012
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Apodo
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And sometimes we avoid the possive case with inanimate objects by saying: The table (adjective) leg (noun). The table leg is broken. The cupboard door is locked. The car lights were left on.
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2 Jul 2012
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Nutmeg74
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You can because an object is still able to possess something. :-) |
3 Jul 2012
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Yolandaprieto
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Grammars say that you cannot use the saxon genitive with objects, only with people and animals but one things is what grammars say and onother what people actually say. Yolanda
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3 Jul 2012
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alien boy
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often I find many �grammars � are intent on being �style guides � instead!
cheers,
AB
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3 Jul 2012
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